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When Cheaper Isn’t Cheaper: How Workers’ Comp Outcomes Drive Savings

“Focusing on outcomes, even with small additional costs up front, is poised to improve the overall injured worker experience both for employee and employer.”

To Reduce Litigation in Workers’ Comp, Start with the Injured Worker Experience

The Emerging Focus on Outcomes in Workers’ Comp

Workers’ Compensation PBMs: What They Do and What to Look For

Understanding Vertical Integration’s Impact on Workers’ Compensation Claims Costs

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5 Common Medical Conditions Leading to Workplace Absenteeism and Key Tactics in Preventing Them

Several drivers of costly workplace absences can be prevented with the right methods and programs in place.

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Over 480 workers’ compensation stakeholders share their key considerations for the industry as we move into 2022 and beyond.

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Physical therapy and pain management intervention proved productive in replacing opioids as methods to control pain in injured workers.

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Promoting a healthy workers’ compensation culture is necessary to its overall success. This National Comp session looks at how to not only promote a successful program, but a safe one.

How Employee PTSD from a 2019 Mass Shooting in Virginia Beach Was Buffered by Rock Solid Workers’ Comp Procedures

When tragedy struck the City of Virginia Beach, the city’s barely launched PTSD program was put through its paces.

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Alternate risk transfer vehicles are getting more attention these days in workers’ compensation, given how much the pandemic pressured some business models. 

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In a RIMS Live 2021 session, two leaders explained how they investigate workers’ comp claims with integrity and pounce when finding fraud.

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The time to treat a musculoskeletal injury is before it actually requires medical attention. Learn how to stop unnecessary claims from taking root.

Occupational Athletic Training and How It Can Address the Billions We Spend on Musculoskeletal Conditions

When we look beyond preventing musculoskeletal injuries, and focus on promoting musculoskeletal health, new opportunities arise.

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Not all policy changes brought by COVID-19 have been negative. Here are some absence and disability trends we’ll continue to see in 2021.

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Kristine Kennedy, SVP of Product Strategy and Innovation at Healthesystems, explains how digital solutions can go a long way in improving the claims experience and outcomes.